| Literature DB >> 2966889 |
P J Russell1, R C Petersen, S Wagner.
Abstract
The genetic segregation of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) in Neurospora crassa was analyzed by exploiting restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the nontranscribed spacer (NTS) sequences of nine laboratory wild-type strains and wild-collected strains. In an analysis of random spore progeny from seven crosses, and of ordered tetrads from two of those crosses the rDNA was shown to be inherited in a simple, stable Mendelian fashion, exhibiting an approximately 1:1 ratio of the two parental rDNA types. No meiotic recombinants were detected among the progeny, indicating that non-sister-chromatid crossing over is highly suppressed in the rDNA region. The basis for this suppression of meiotic recombination is not known.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2966889 DOI: 10.1007/bf00425714
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Gen Genet ISSN: 0026-8925